Prime minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York today for a five-day visit to the United States where he will attend the United Nations General Assembly session. US is the second leg of Modi`s two-nation trip. On Wednesday, he made a five-hour tr
With voting for the first phase of Bihar elections just weeks away, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is now trying to woo women voters, which is the 46 percent of the total electorate. Nitish reached out to women voters by promising them a ban on liquo
The preamble may just put you off but let me make a positive beginning. There is no doubt that we won the war that was thrust upon us; we disallowed Pakistan from achieving its aim of wresting J&K and destroyed the bulk of its modern weaponry.
Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that his party MLA Somnath Bharti is becoming an `embarrassment` for the party and his family. Asking Bharti to surrender, Kejriwal tweeted on Wednesday, "Somnat
BT is to stop using Indian call centres. This could be just any other news item. But the news says more about India’s education system than closure one business unit. BT is closing its call centre because its customers h
As prime minister Narendra Modi heads to the United States the cabinet on Tuesday cleared the purchase of Boeing’s Apache and Chinook helicopters in a deal worth around $2.5 billion. This is a further boost to defence ties with the US. The a
A storm of digital protests woke up the government. The users objected to stringent state controls on the use of email, social media accounts and apps and bowing to pressure from the public, the government on Tuesday withdrew the draft National En
In an update to ‘Asian Development Outlook’ report, the Asian Development Bank has lowered India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 7.4% in 2015 from an earlier estimate of 7.8%. The reasons for reducing the growth numbers
I ask why the Almighty created this world which is nothing but a living hell, a place of constant and bitter unrest. Why did he create man when he had the power not to do so? Have you any answer to these questions? You will say that it is to rewar
A day after witnessing huge protest against its Encryption Policy, the government has decided to exempt WhatsApp and social media sites from it. The proposed policy, issued by the department of electronics and information technology, would apply t
RJD president Lalu Prasad today dared prime minister Narendra Modi to scrap quotas after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat suggested a review of the reservation policy, contending it has been used for political ends. "The so-called tea seller and recen
K Biswal, director ( finance ) NTPC says the public sector company has a history of creating records in regard to tax free bonds. He is right and now it is looking to make another record. Earlier issue in December 2013 was oversubsc
The importance of CSR is being recognized globally. Now, Ogilvy Public Relations has formed a partnership with social good consultancy Good Scout Group to bolster its CSR and cause-related efforts for clients worldwide. The US firms
Toyota Kirloskar Motor is increasing the scope of its activities with a focus on improving the lives of female students across the country. This recent sanitation project builds upon work which has continued since 2006, in which over 420 toilets h
With over a year of operation, the centre is collating the figures and a report will be submitted at end of this year on the total amount spent by companies on implementing their corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects during 2014-15.
The Reputation Institute added one more achievement to Google’s long resume when it ranked the company No. 1 on its global corporate social responsibility (CSR) RepTrak rankings. The ranking criteria in three large categories
The six-member panel, which is working on steps for improved monitoring of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities and spending under the companies law, has been given more time to submit its final report. Former home secretary Anil Baija
Seeking a committee with representatives from the civil society, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has pitched for a review of the reservation policy. He has said that the quota issue has been used for political ends. Bhagwat`s remarks come in the wake of v
Prime minister Narendra Modi has acknowledged that 55,000 people had made phone calls to give suggestions on better governance. These 55,000 calls came from all parts of India, from Siachen in the north to Kutch in the west, from Kamrup in the eas
Reservation politics of Gujarat is playing a big role overseas and has divided the Patel community in the US. An influential section of the Patel community is opposed to a planned rally this week against prime minister Narendra Modi while another
